The Air Force Academy is seeking an outside review of its sports teams in the wake of hazing incidents that have rocked its swimming and lacrosse programs.
The move was confirmed by academy athletic director Jim Knowlton who said the incidents, which remain under investigation, have served as a wake-up call for the school.
“We are going to develop teams with dignity and respect,” Knowlton said.
An Army veteran, West Point graduate and former athletic director at Air Force hockey rival Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Knowlton was hired three years ago this month to clean up academy athletic teams in the wake of a massive misconduct scandal.
Knowlton brought the academy a code of conduct for athletes and change in focus for recruiting that leans more heavily on character than athletic ability.
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